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Excerpt from A Dictionary of Classified Quotations: From Authors of All Nations and Periods, Grouped Under Subject Headings, With Full Index of Cross References and Annotated List of AuthorsDictionaries of Quotations are usually bought for one of two pur poses - either to assist in finding the exact locale and wording of some well or half-remembered line, or to help a writer or speaker to do with effect what Montaigne spoke of when he said I q...

Excerpt from The Red Paper Book of Colchester: Transcribed and TranslatedIn this work I have endeavoured to give a faithful transcript of one out of the many valuable manuscript volumes which exist among the records of Colchester. Much might have been added in the form of notes and comments, but the object of this publication is rather to supply material to which others may give shape and meaning. In this respect I h0pe that it will be found s...

Excerpt from The Prose Works of the Right Reverend Thomas Ken, D. D: Sometime Bishop of Bath and Wells, Now First Collected and Edited With a Biographical NoticeThis Work is intended to be used simultaneously with the Author's Practical Introduction to Greek Prose Composition, either as a Reading Book, or for written Exercises.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgott...

Excerpt from Essex Borough Arms and the Traditional Arms of Essex and the Arms of Chelmsford Diocese: Nine Coloured Plates and Forty Other IllustrationIn regard to the article on the ancient arms of the Borough of Colchester, the following supplementary information will be of interest.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of a...

Excerpt from An Original Paper Upon Early Records in Cayuga County Clerk's Office: Prepared by Request and Read Before the Cayuga County Historical SocietyI do not find that the duties of county clerk were changed in any material respect from the colonial times, except in the designation of his office as a repository for additional files and records provided for by legislation from time to time, except in 1796, when an act was passed abolishin...

Excerpt from An Original Paper Upon Early Records in Cayuga County Clerk's Office: Prepared by Request and Read Before the Cayuga County Historical SocietyI do not find that the duties of county clerk were changed in any material respect from the colonial times, except in the designation of his office as a repository for additional files and records provided for by legislation from time to time, except in 1796, when an act was passed abolishin...

About the Book Titles presenting Biographies or Autobiographies about Literary personages, include authors, poets, screenwriters, journalists, and essayists ranging from the famous to the obscure. These include: Henry David Thoreau, Peter Henry Ling, Elisha Bartlett, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles Dickens, Horatio Greenough, John Milton, Christopher Marlowe, Dante, Rousseau, Chateaubriand, Balzac , Stendhal, Sand-Musset, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Ve...

Excerpt from A Treatise on Zoology, Vol. 4: The Platyhelmia, Mesozoa, and Nemertini The present volume is the Fourth Part in order of a com prehensive treatise on Zoology, which has been for some time in preparation under my editorship. In this treatise each of the larger groups of the Animal Kingdom is to be described by a separate author, whilst, as far as possible, uniformity in method and scope of treatment is aimed at. The authors are, f...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

This early textbook provides a fascinating insight into the history of the playing card, from traditional English playing cards to tarot cards and card manufacturers in Britain and Europe. Extensively illustrated, it would suit any enthusiast of traditional gaming and game historians. We are republishing this vintage text in a high quality, modern and affordable edition, complete with a newly written introduction and reproductions of the origi...

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Excerpt from Essex Borough Arms and the Traditional Arms of Essex and the Arms of Chelmsford Diocese: Nine Coloured Plates and Forty Other Illustration In regard to the article on the ancient arms of the Borough of Colchester, the following supplementary information will be of interest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduct...

Excerpt from Trade and Trade Centers of History Commerce in the period prior to the American War of In dependence so interesting, that I asked him to prepare a paper on Commerce from the early days of history to about the end of the Eighteenth Century. The task was a difficult one, but Mr. Benham has handled the subject so well that I have had his sketch printed in the belief that others will enjoy reading it. It is also a pleasure for me to ...

Excerpt from A Treatise on Zoology, Vol. 4: The Platyhelmia, Mesozoa, and Nemertini The present volume is the Fourth Part in order of a com prehensive treatise on Zoology, which has been for some time in preparation under my editorship. In this treatise each of the larger groups of the Animal Kingdom is to be described by a separate author, whilst, as far as possible, uniformity in method and scope of treatment is aimed at. The authors are, f...

Excerpt from The Prose Works of the Right Reverend Thomas Ken, D. D: Sometime Bishop of Bath and Wells, Now First Collected and Edited With a Biographical NoticeThis Work is intended to be used simultaneously with the Author's Practical Introduction to Greek Prose Composition, either as a Reading Book, or for written Exercises.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgott...

Excerpt from A Dictionary of Classified Quotations: From Authors of All Nations and Periods, Grouped Under Subject Headings, With Full Index of Cross References and Annotated List of AuthorsThis book of classified quotations is intended primarily for the use of those who write, speak, or teach, and the compiler confidently anticipates that, owing to its arrangement and to the very large number of subjects of which it treats, it will be of valu...

Excerpt from The Red Paper Book of Colchester: Transcribed and Translated In this work I have endeavoured to give a faithful transcript of one out of the many valuable manuscript volumes which exist among the records of Colchester. Much might have been added in the form of notes and comments, but the object of this publication is rather to supply material to which others may give shape and meaning. In this respect I h0pe that it will be found...

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